26 Years – 10 Months and 16 Days Later Drinking Water Project for Mirik Still Incomplete
It has been 26 years since the then Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council started to develop the erstwhile Rai Dhap as the drinking water source for…
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The Lost Gorkha Identity – Misfortune or Malice?
If we compromise today, thousands of Gorkha youths like me will be asked, not only in distant foreign lands, but also in our own country, “are you from Nepal”. They will always be looked upon with suspicion, and they will continue to be discriminated against.
Sangri~La Darjeeling Literature Festival – Details & Itinerary
The Philosophy As obvious, any art form has always been a means of locating dynamic reflection of the ever shifting society. Literature is the best tools…
आश्वासनको राजनीति
चुनाव आउँछ अनि जान्छ। हामी नेताले दिएको ललीपपमा भुलिन्छौं। आश्वासनमा मक्ख पर्छौं। हरेक चुनावी भाषणमा हामी लुटिन्छौं। क्षेत्र क्षेत्रमा अा-आफ्नै समस्याहरू छन् ।हाम्रा राष्ट्रिय समस्याहरू…
“Lipstick on a Pig” and Other Maladies: Darjeeling Suffers from Stockholm Syndrome
The absurdity of a sitting MLA from one party, agreeing to contest the MP elections on the ticket of another may have hit casual observers hard, but those who have kept a closer eye on politics in Darjeeling know this is not the first time.
BREAKING: Amar Singh Rai Declared as TMC Candidate for Darjeeling Lok Sabha Seat
TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee today announced that Mr. Amar Singh Rai,is going to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election as its candidate from Darjeeling.
Trinmool-BT to Field Common Candidate in Darjeeling
Binay Tamang-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and Trinamool Congress are going to field a common candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
BJP Joins Forces With Sikkim Opposition Party Ahead of Elections
The BJP is redrawing political equations in Sikkim for the state assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections, which will happen simultaneously. It has decided…
Salesian College – Students Awarded for Outstanding Performance
Sonada – The provisional Graduation Day at Salesian College Sonada saw a total number of 148 students graduating in 10 streams as well as three…
Opportunity for Rural Primary Schools in Darjeeling Hills
This spring, it is not just the children who are heading back to school. For one group of Darjeeling teachers it was their turn to…